knee

     

The knee is the lower extremity joint connecting the femur, fibula, patella, an the tibia. Since in humans the knee supports nearly the entire weight of the body, it is the joint most vulnerable both to acute injury and the development of osteoarthritis.

Trivia about knee

  • Be a stickler! When one proposes, one of these should be "down on" the floor
  • A tap on this tibia-topping joint gives information about the health of the spinal cord
  • A genuflection may include this body part touching the floor
  • Completes Stephen Vincent Benet's line "Bury my heart at Wounded..."
  • President Clinton's torn tendon in this joint represents a common sports injury of middle age
  • In cases of meningitis, Kernig's sign is hamstring pain when trying to extend this joint
  • Specialists say it's the joint most likely to suffer a major sports injury
  • Although arthroscopic surgery can be performed on many joints, it is most often done on this one
  • Soccer-playing teens are prone to Osgood-Schlatter disease, mainly seen as a swelling just below this joint
  • This joint is formed by the articulation of the femur & the tibia
  • In courtship:On bended ______
  • This joint serves as a hinge for the femur & tibia
  • The cruciate ligaments, which run between femur & tibia, limit side-to-side movement of this joint
  • A 2008 Toronto study found that doctors are more likely to recommend replacing this joint in men
  • Protected by the patella, it's the body's largest joint
  • A common injury to this joint is a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament
  • Medial cruciate ligament sprain

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